My Aliyah vs HaMiklat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Aliyah
This app guides new immigrants through the process of settling in Israel. It provides essential information, summarizes necessary tasks, and sends reminders for important actions. Secure messaging with a personal advisor is also available.
- Step-by-step Aliyah journey guidance
- Task summaries and reminders
- Personal advisor messaging
- Access to personal information
- Information for new Olim
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The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration presents a new app: My Aliyah This app is developed to make the first steps in Israel easier for new Olim. It has all relevant information accessible and easy to understand. The app makes a summary of the various tasks that must be completed upon arriving in Israel and during the first years after making Aliyah. Additionally, the app reminds the Oleh when it’s time to do different tasks. Using a comfortable and secure identification system, you'll be able to message your personal advisor and access personal information. At this stage, the app is intended for Olim who have already made Aliyah to Israel.
HaMiklat
Quickly locate the nearest public shelters with walking directions. This app uses community-verified locations and public data to provide real-time shelter information, even offline. Receive push notifications for your area and navigate to multiple nearby shelters.
- Shelter map with public and community data
- Community-submitted and verified locations
- Walking directions to nearest shelters
- Push notifications for local alerts
- Offline access to cached shelter data
- Multi-language support (Hebrew, English, Arabic, Russian)
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Find the nearest shelter in seconds. Walking directions and community-verified locations. HaMiklat helps you find nearby shelters in Israel. Features: - Shelter map with public data and community reports - Community-submitted shelters with verification system - Walking directions to the nearest shelter - Push notifications for your area - Quick navigation to the 3 nearest shelters - GPS jamming detection with manual location override - Works offline with cached shelter data - Available in Hebrew, English, Arabic, and Russian - Dark mode support Shelter data comes from public sources and community users. This app is not a substitute for official guidance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: HaMiklat at 100% against My Aliyah's 0%. HaMiklat also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HaMiklat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of My Aliyah's written reviews are positive against 100% of HaMiklat's.
My Aliyah ships an update every 2 months, HaMiklat every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Aliyah | HaMiklat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GOV.IL ISRAEL GOVERNMENT | Yarden Eitan |
Customer experience
My Aliyah
HaMiklat
In-app purchases
My Aliyah
No in-app purchases
HaMiklat
No in-app purchases
